Why: This is the largest fundraiser for our club in terms of revenue generated over a two day period. This revenue is basically divided into two and funds a majority of our community projects, local and international over a two year period. -
On Tuesday we were treated to a very interesting talk by our newest member Ellen Weber. Ellen‘s classification is Brain Research, and she is a past member of Rotary in Rochester, New York. Ellen grew up in Nova Scotia and was left to fend for herself at the young age of fourteen. She somehow managed to survive multiple family tragedies and went on to complete her schooling and then onwards to completion of University graduate studies, through high achievement and scholarships obtained by sheer determination, hard work and her personal faith. She went on to have a long and fulfilling career in the study of how the human brain learns by using multiple forms of intelligence. She has one daughter, whose family lives in the Edmonton area. She has taught at several different universities, most recently at St. John Fisher University near Rochester, New York. Ellen has now retired, but still mentors graduate students in the field of innovative leading and learning. She has given countless presentations over the last forty years in many countries around the world on her MITA (Multiple Intelligences) based approach to learning and leadership. She is also the author of several books and also an award winning leadership and management blog, that can be found at brainleadersandlearners.com.
Along the way Ellen developed a way of presenting the complicated process of how the brain learns in simple layman’s terms, by using fictional characters with real brain parts which she calls Namungos. She used these large, brightly colored cardboard cut outs to give a short, very interesting and entertaining presentation, with many examples thrown in for good measure. There are six Namungos. The first one she presented was ‘Bas’, who represents our Basal Ganglia, the part of your brain that is your mental warehouse. It remembers both good and bad and can often get you into a rut by preventing you from looking towards a newer way of doing things. This is the part of your brain that causes you to repeat the same stories over and over, to be dead sure that your opinion is the right one, and to think you know all the answers. The second Namungo was ‘WM’, or Working Memory. This Namungo only takes up a very small part of your brain, but it gets you thinking about new things which can then be moved over into ‘Bas’, your Basal Ganglia, during REM sleep. The third Namungo was ‘Sero’, or Serotonin, which is the neurotransmitter that makes you feel good and keeps you smiling. Keeping ‘Sero’ in action can bring all kinds of good things to you and the people around you. The fourth Namungo was ‘Cort’, or Cortisol, another brain affecting chemical, who brings sadness and a sense of never ending depression. It can also foster a mean, sarcastic approach to life. The fifth Namungo was ‘Plas’, or Plasticity, the quality which allows your brain to grow, repair itself and learn new things. It gives you the ability to come back after a massive stroke, as it did for Norman Doidge, who wrote a book titled The Brain that Changes Itself. ‘Plas’ works best in conjunction with ‘Sero’ and needs to avoid ‘Cort’ as much as possible. The sixth and last Namungo was ‘Myg’, or Amygdala which is the seat of your emotions. Controlling ‘Myg’ is the key to moving forward. When you use your tamed Myg, everyone around you is heard from and treated fairly. When untamed, you become the bully who is miserable, angry, and filled with stubbornness.
In closing. Ellen emphasized that the choices we make every day in how we use these brain Namungos, determines whether we will be happy and successful, or not. She knows from personal experience the changes that the power of the human brain can bring in life.
Please join us for the annual Christmas Party of the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona on Tuesday December 5, 2017.
It will be held once again at the Edmonton Golf and Country Club. This is an event not to be missed.
We are doing the Shoebox project again this year. We will explain in more details later, but starting Tuesday November 7th, we will have the appropriate box available for you to pick up at our meeting. The cost is $2.25 per box.
Open this Link to see more details about the Shoebox Project.
Bring your significant other, family and friends, your singing voices and Christmas Spirit and enjoy a relaxed evening among Rotary friends.
Dress: Professional Dress – no denim allowed in the Club
Cocktails are at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7p.m.. Please register as soon as possible.
Registration deadline¨December 2nd, payable in advance to Rose Marie or Graham or on-line
Need technical assistance? Contact Hans Granholm, 780-466-5566
We made a lovely lasagna dinner for 100 people. Many of the RMH residents young and old, enjoyed our dinner and good company. Thanks to all of our Interact Club members who came out, and our Rotary Club drivers who provided the rides from Percy Page to RMH. We received many compliments from the guests and staff at RMH for providing their “Home For Dinner” meal this evening. Myself and Carin had a nice conversation with a Mom and her 2 year old son ( who liked Carin very much!) from Drayton Valley, who are taking their 6 week baby girl/sister home tomorrow after a medical procedure to help the baby survive. It makes our problems and challenges in life considerably smaller. The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
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Welcome to the Rotary Hockey Pool For Polio Eradication, Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona
Here’s some interesting facts about THIS hockey pool!!
Pool is limited to 330 participants, Entry fee is $30, Every entry automatically make a donation of $15 to PolioPlus, Every entry automatically adds $15 to the prize pool, Each team will consist of 3 goalies, 8 defenceman and 12 forwards for a total of 23 players, get rid of those underperforming or injured players during the 2 trade weeks incorporated into the schedule.
Test your hockey knowledge by building your own team from scratch!
Our Rotary group has partnered in a joint venture with the Rotary Club of Pretoria to help raise funds for the New Hope School in Pretoria. Patrick Gibson has put together a presentation that he will be making to the other rotary clubs in our area to encourage them to help us with this venture. Our goal is to put enough funding in place for us to be able to apply for a Rotary International matching grant.
Patrick gave us the same presentation he will be making to other local rotary groups. It included a short introduction on the New Hope School, followed by a video that has been prepared by the New Hope School. The New Hope School has been one of the projects of our club for some years now, and most of our members are well aware of the work they do in schooling for handicapped children in the Pretoria area. They provide many services above and beyond the usual schooling activities, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and many others, as needed by their students.
They receive only basic funding from the local government, so must fundraise to provide these other services. Some of the specific projects our funds could be used for would be a specialised playground, or programs to provide technical skills such as kitchen skills, nail and hair salon skills and sewing skills. Patrick has also put together a ‘Go Fund Me’ page on the web, on which people can get more information, view the video and make contributions. We will also be adding a link on our Rotary web page to this site.
As you may know RI President Ian Riseley is holding six peacebuilding conferences around the world. The first of these international conferences is close for your members to attend. On February 9-11, 2018 in Vancouver, BC. The presidential peacebuilding conference will examine sustainable global and local environmental practices, and their contributions to peacebuilding and peacemaking.
Participants will discuss the impact of environmental issues on health, fresh air, clean water, vegetation, and food production – and how improved environmental conditions are a fundamental condition of building peace within communities. The conference will bring together community leaders, youth, and representatives from the public, private, and government sectors. Attendees also can participate in a hands-on service project the morning after the conference.
There will be a focus on how Rotary clubs can involve their local community in sustainable projects and peacebuilding.
Members of any Rotary club are to encouraged to attend this important international Rotary event.
The conference website has a list of keynote speakers, link to book a hotel room, draft program and a link to the registration. Please visit: www.EnvironmentandPeace.com.
Rotarians from the US, Canada and around the world will come together at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver for this conference. Will your club be represented?
Thank you for all you do for Rotary and your community,
Chris Offer, PDG for Rotary Peacebuilding Conference Vancouver
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